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Borlase
Borlase is a surname. A family originally of French extraction and named Taellifer/Telfer came to England in the reign of Henry III and settled in the parish of St Wenn in Cornwall. Following the ancient Cornish tradition, they adopted the name of their place of residence, Borlas, as their surname. Originally Borlase was a manor but the name now exists as three farms: Borlase-Vath, Borlase Burgess and Borlase farm near Rosenannon.
People with the surname include:
- Charles Borlase (1820–1875), New Zealand politician and Mayor of Wellington
- Edmund Borlase (1620-1682), Irish Protestant historian
- Henry Borlase (ca. 1590–ca. 1624), English politician and Member of Parliament
- John Borlase (disambiguation)
- Nancy Borlase (1914-2006), New Zealand-born Australian painter and critic
- William Borlase (disambiguation)
- Peter Borlase (1985-), New Zealand rugby union player and coach